Guide and mounting for screens or the like



June 3, 1930.

H. DIXSON GUIDE AND MOUNTING FOR SCREENS OR THE LIKE -Origina1 FiledAug. 16, 1926 Patented June 3, 1930 D UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

when HARRY DIXSON, PELLA, IOWA. .ASSIGNOR TO ROLSCREEN COMPANY, OF DESMOINES, IOWA GUIDE AND MOUNTING FOR SCREENS OR THE LIKE Originalapplication filed August 16, 1826, Serial No. 129,566. Divided and thisapplication filed December 29, 1927. Serial No. 243,327.

The object of my invention is to provide a guide and mounting forscreens or the like wherein the guide may be adjusted toward or from itsmounting and so that adjustment of the guide relative to the mountingmay be easy and quickly obtained. More particularly my invention relatesto a guide mountin wherein a channel shaped groove member forming amounting for receiving a guide element is adapted to be embedded in theplastic material adjacent a window opening whereby the guide isfrictionally held in position so that within the groove of the mountingthe guide may move I towards or from the back of the mounting.

Still a furtherobject is to provide a mounting formed of a strip ofmetal adapted to form a base or back element with a pair'of angularmembers secured thereto with one 2 flange ofeach of the angular membersspaced from the other corresponding flange of the .other member whereina slit opening is formed between the two angular membersinto which aguide is adapted to be mounted held by parts of the side thereof whichguides are necessarily and to be frictionally two angular members.

My present application is a division of my copending application SerialNumber 129,566, filed August 16, l926'which will mature into LettersPatent No. 1,655,260 on January 3, 1928.

' With these and other objects in View, my

invention consists in the construction, ar-

rangement and combination of the various parts of my guide and mountingfor screens .or the like, whereby the dbjects contemplated are attained,as hereinafter more fully set forth,-pointed out in my claims, andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

' Figure 1 is a front elevation of a portion of a building having awindow opening equipped with a window screen structure and my improvedguide mounting and guide,

parts being broken away and shown in section to better illustratetheconstruction.

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional View taken on the, line 2-2 of Figure1.

Figure 3 is a detail sectional perspective 60 view of a portion of myguide mounting.

material and showing the relationship of the guide and screen to themounting; and Figure 5 is an end view of the guide mounting illustratingthe angular members and two flanges thereof converging toward each otherfor forming a restricted throat.

In the accompanying drawings, I have used the reference numeral 10 toindicate generally a wall covered with plastic material and 21 toindicate a window opening. Within the window opening 12 is installed asteel window structure 14 which includes a metal frame and the sashhinged thereto.

This style of window is sometimes called casement windows. 7

In the upper part of the window opening there is provided in the wall, asuitable recess 16 to receive a rolling window screen casing or box 18.-The box 18 contains a roller (not shown) onto which the screen 20 maybe wound or unwound. v In "connection with the screen20 it' is necessaryto provide suitable guides at each mounted within the plastic materialon each 24; adapted to extend into a guide 26. y

In order to mount the guides 26 and to properly hold them in position, Iprovide a guide mounting A. The guide mounting A includes a flat strip'or back element 28 to which is riveted or spot welded a pair of angularmembers 30.

One flange of each of the angular members 30 is adapted to rest againstthe back piece or element 28 and each of the other flanges of themembers 30 project away from the back 28'substantially at right anglesthereto.

It thus follows that two of the flanges of the angular members 30 areopposed to each other and as shown in Figure 5 of the drawings, areslightly spaced from each other so as to provide a. slit opening 32. Theslit opening 32 is designed to receive a portion of the guide 26. Thetwo flanges of the members 30 which form the slit opening 32 100fastening flange 38.

conver e toward each other so that arestricte neck 34 is formed ad acentthe mouth of the slit opening 32.

The extreme outer ends of the flanges which form the slit opening 32 arebent out wardly'or away from each other as at 36. The entire guidemounting as shown m Figure 3 of the drawings, is adapted to be embeddedin the plastic material as shown in shown in the drawflange 38 which Thefassup orted and mounted by means of the al cause,

e mounting A and is capable of adjust ment towards-or from the back 28due to the frictional engagement of the angular members with the guideelement or flange 38 thereof.

It is quite desirable to have the guides re-' movable from their holdersso that when the wall 10 is painted, the guides may be removed ifdesired and in'the event of the guides becoming injured or broken forany new ones can be inserted in the holders A. The holders A arepractically invisible when the screen guides are removed and do not marthe interior of the house or its finish.-

' In the event that the window opening va-- ries in distance between thetwo walls in which the holders.A are mounted, then the ides 26 mayadjust themselves towards or om the holder proper depending upon thelength of the binder element 22 which practically adjusts the positionof the guide elements 26.

It will be noted that the friction'blocks 24 mounted upon the binder 22travel within the guides 26 and that the binder 22 serves as a spacingelement for properly positioning the guide elements relative to eachother. It will thus beseen that any slight variation in the distancebetween the holders A may be compensated for by inward or outward move-'ment of the guides which are frictionally retained by the holders A. v

Some changes may be made in the details of the construction andarrangement of the arts of my improved guide and mounting or screens orthe like, without departing from the purposes and scope of my invention,and it is my intention'to cover by my claims, an such changes as may bereasonelement having a pair of opposed ably inclu ed within their scope.

I claim as my invention 1. A guide and'mounting including a back s acedangular memberssecured thereto for ihrming a guide holder with a slitopening between said angular members, a screen guide having a fasteningflange thereon, said fastening 38 is forced through the re-- 34 thusinsuring frictional en- The guide 28 is thus.

flange adapted to extend into said slit 0 ning and be received betweenparts of sai angular members, members frictionally engaging thefastening flange forholdinlg it in position and permitting the guide tothe holder as and for the purposes stated.

2. A guide and mounting including a guideholder having a slit openingthere1n,'a screen guide adapted to extend into said slit opening and bereceived between parts of' said holder, parts'of said holderfrictionally engaging the screen guide for holding it in position.

' 3. A'guide and mounting including a guide holder having a slit openingtherein, a screen guide adapted toextend into said slit open in andbe'received between parts of said .ho der, said parts being inclinedtowards each other whereby a restricted neck is formed adjacent themouth of said slit openv ing, said last parts frictionally engaging thescreen guide for holding it in association with the holder and allowingit to be ad-' justed laterally within the slit opening and between saidparts. I

4. A guide and mounting including a back element having a pair ofopposed spaced ane adjusted towards or from.

said parts of the angular gular members secured thereto for forming aguide holder with a slit opening between said angular members, a screenguide adapted to extend into said slit '0 ning and be received betweenparts of sai angular members, said parts ofthe angular members engagingthe guide and holding it therebetween and permitting the guide to beadjusted towards or from the back element as I and for the purposesstated.

5. A trackmounting including a member having a slit opening therein, atrack having a fastening flange thereon, said fastening flange adaptedto extend into saidslit opening and be received between parts of saidmember, parts of said member frictionally engaging the fastening flangefor holding it in positon and permitting the track to be adjustedtowards .or from the member as and for the purposes stated.

6. A track mountin including a member having a slit opening t erein, atrack having a fastening flange thereon, said fastening flange adaptedto extend into said slit opening and be received between parts of saidmember, parts of said member frictionally engaging the fastening flangefor holding it in position.

7. A-track mounting including the forming of slit opening, a track, afastening flange of substantial width on said track, said flange adaptedto fit snugly into said slit opening and have its surfaces frictionallyengage the material on the sides of the slit opening whereby the trackmay be mounted and held I in position in said slit opening.

8. A track mounting including a member ing of slit opening,

' wanes:

adapted to fit snugly into said slit-5 opening adapted to be embedded inplastic materia and have its surfaces frictionally engage the materialon the sidesv of the slit opening whereby the track may be mounted andheld in position in said slit opening the substantial width of saidfastening flange permitting-the track to be adjusted towards or from themouth of the slit opening. i

10., A track mounting including a clip adapted to be embedded in plasticmaterial,

said clip having a pair of sides inclined to.

wards each other for forming a restricted passage therebetween, the freeedges of said sides being inclined away from each other and a trackhaving a flatfastening flange thereon adapted to be received betweensaid sides and extended through the restricted passages and frictionallyengagedthereby for holdingthe track in position. v

11. A track mounting including a clip said clip having a pair of-sidesinclined towards each other for forming a restricted passagetherebetween anda track having a flat fastening flange the'reonadaptedto be received between said sides and extended through the restrictedpassage and frictionally engaged thereby for holding the track inpositio I 12. A track mounting including a channel benadapted bemountedwithin a plastic wall and a guide therewith.

18. A guide mounting of the class described comprising a channelreceiving member and a guide track ssociated therewith and havg at leasta portion thereof received within said channel member. L

19. A guide mounting for the side edge of a roll screen comprising areceiving member and a guide having 'at least a portion of itselfreceived within said meal by the guide may project at differentdistances with respect to the mouth of said receiving member.

20. A guide mounting for the side edge of a roll screen comprising areceiving member adapted to be embedded in a plastic wall, saidreceiving member having two substantially similar walls.

21. A guidemounting for the side edge of a receiving mema. roll screencomprisin ed in a plastic wall ber adapted to be embed V and having itsmouth opening away from the surface of the plastic materiah 22. A guidemounting for the side edge of a roll screen comprising a receivingmember of greater depth than width and adapted to be embedded in aplastic wall.

23. In a device of the class described, comprising a receiving memberadapted to be no greater depth than the thickness of said plaster.

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member adapted to be embedded in'a'plastic i wall and a guide tracksupportingly associ-- ated within said channel member.

' l 13. A track mounting including a channel wall and a guide memberadjustablysuppo'rtmember adapted to be embedded in a plastic ed by saidchannel member and at least a'part v of said guide member channelmember.

14.' A track mounting including a channel member mounted on a wall withits 0 enside facing away from the wall and a gui e member associatedwith said channel member and at least a portion of said guide memberbeing received within the channel member.

15. A guide mounting for the side edge of a roll screen comprising achannel member permanently mounted with respect to a wall surface and aguide track removably supported relative to said channel member.

16. A guide mounting of the class described comprising' a channelreceiving member and a guide track associatedtherewith.

17'. A guide mounting of the class. described comprising a channelreceiving memprojecting within said vmg memher, said last portion beingadjustable whereembedded in the plaster of 'a wall, said receiv- .ingmember having

